Birds 'Turned Into Dustbins by Our Waste'; Call for Plastic Bag Tax After Study Finds 96% of Dead Fulmars Have Pieces in Their Stomachs

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THE plastic we throw away gets everywhere. New evidence suggests that almost every dead seabird that is washed ashore in northern Europe has eaten some of it.

Scientists have found scraps of plastic in the stomachs of 96% of gull-like fulmars found on beaches in the Netherlands. In some instances, they say, the plastic probably killed the birds.

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Birds 'Turned Into Dustbins by Our Waste'; Call for Plastic Bag Tax After Study Finds 96% of Dead Fulmars Have Pieces in Their Stomachs

The discovery has been branded "truly shocking" by environmental groups, who are backing a bid by an MSP to introduce a levy on plastic bags in shops. It is also being used to support an international campaign to reduce the 20,000 tonnes o...

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